Python: What OS am I running on?

Question

What do I have to take a gander at to see whether I'm on Windows or Unix, and so on?

Answer 1

Check the below code for reference:

>>> import os

>>> os.name

'posix'

>>> import platform

>>> platform.system()

'Linux'

>>> platform.release()

'2.6.22-15-generic'

The output of platform.system() is as follows:

• Linux: Linux
• Mac: Darwin
• Windows: Windows

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